Author : William L. (Bill) Jaggar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781641913751
Total Pages : 746 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (137 download)
Book Synopsis The Resurrected Jesus Christ and Historical Followers by : William L. (Bill) Jaggar
Download or read book The Resurrected Jesus Christ and Historical Followers written by William L. (Bill) Jaggar and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-29 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Resurrected Jesus Christ and His Historical Followers, volume 1, uses a unique approach to telling the story of history, focusing on the men and women who have shaped the Church. Church historian Dr. Bill Jaggar draws from his vast experience as a church history professor to skillfully weave together the movers and shakers that effected Christendom's major events and teachings. It begins with the person of Jesus Christ then traces the unbelievable and breathtaking growth of Christianity from a handful of Christ's disciples to tens of millions over the next two centuries. The narrative then follows the story of the liberation of the Church from persecution by the Roman Empire, with the turning point of the conversion of Emperor Constantine. It continues with the Fall of the Roman Empire, as well as leaders like Athanasius, Augustine, Jerome, and Chrysostrom, through the establishment of the Roman Catholic Church under the Papacy in the West. The origin of the Greek Orthodox Church in the eastern Byzantine Empire under the Patriarch of Constantinople is examined, as well as reasons for the "Great Schism of 1054" that divided Western and Eastern Christianity. Then, the storyline commences with Muhammad and the invasion of Christian lands, the establishment of monasteries, and the eventual response of the Crusades. Great thinkers such as Bernard of Clairveaux, Anselm, Francis, Aquinas, and Bonaventure that comprised the Scholastic movement are examined. It concludes with precursors to the Protestant and Evangelical Reformation in John Wycliffe and John Huss as well as many "biblical humanists" during the Renaissance.